Miles
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Normally, I prefer the Original to the Remaster, but I think I just found an exception... (warning, long read)
Original:
Remaster:
It seems to me this was a rare instance of a Remaster done *correctly* - by that I mean, rather than changing the whole "soundstage" / "stage depth" and ruining what the music was intended to sound like (which is why I dislike most Remasters), this Remaster was performed with the best intentions in mind to still keep the "soundstage" / "stage depth" intact while accurately separating the lows, mids, and highs from each other to increase fidelity. It's hard to tell with an untrained ear, but the original song has a little bit of "muddiness" - which is a blending of the frequencies, causing a sort of overlap between different sounds.
Here is an example of what I am used to hearing - a Remaster that ruins the "soundstage" / "stage depth" and totally changes what the music is supposed to sound like:
Original:Remaster:
The original song sets the "soundstage" / "stage depth" up where the vocals are "in front" with a slight reverb echoing "behind" the listener, the drums are "in back" pushing sound straight forward, and the guitar is "all around" or "surrounding" with the reverb echoing omnidirectionally. The Remaster completely fucked that up, changing where the sound was coming from and going to - the vocals are now coming from center stage with the vocal reverb echoing to the sides of the listener, the drums are "in front," with the guitar being the only thing that mostly stayed true to the original. Bleh, I feel like I'm being too harsh. Truth be told, grunge is the most difficult genre to attempt to remaster, so, it's to be expected. Chevelle - Sleap Anpea is alt-metal/hard rock, so, remastering it I presume would be much easier.
